Frydenburg Adani decision farcical - Sarah Gill

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ith the recent declaration by federal Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg that there's a "strong moral case" for new coal exports, the Australian government's official line on the giant Adani coal mining project has lapsed into farce.

Resources Minister,
Josh Frydenburg.

Just days after Environment Minister Greg Hunt approved  Australia's largest coal mine, assuring the community that the project would be required to meet the highest environmental standards, Frydenberg appears to be suggesting that coal – one of the major sources of air pollution and associated mortality across India and China – will actually deliver health benefits to the developing world.

Read Sarah Gill’s piece in today’s Melbourne Age - “Josh Frydenberg's arguments in favour of Adani mine are farcical”.